Andrew Quarless
Quarless with the Green Bay Packers in 2011
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| No. -- Free agent | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 6, 1988 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Brooklyn, New York | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Uniondale (NY) | ||||||||
| College: | Penn State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2010 / Round: 5 / Pick: 154 | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015 | |||||||||
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| Receptions: | 89 |
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| Receiving yards: | 940 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 6 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Andrew Christopher Quarless (born October 6, 1988) is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Penn State. Quarless was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft and later won Super Bowl XLV with them over the Pittsburgh Steelers. He has also been a member of the Detroit Lions.
Quarless attended Turtle Hook Junior High School in Uniondale, New York, then received a scholarship to Holy Trinity High School on Long Island until his junior year when he transferred to Uniondale High School. It was there that he had his greatest season before entering Penn State. After winning the Super Bowl he returned to Uniondale, where he was honored by Uniondale Ave being renamed "Andrew Quarless Way".
Quarless had a breakout season as a true freshman in 2006. He was pushed into Joe Paterno in a game against Wisconsin, which broke Paterno's leg. Success in the 2007 season was limited due to suspensions and loss of his starting position at tight end to Mickey Shuler, Jr. Quarless saw limited playing time in 2008 until the Illinois game when he started in the place of an injured Shuler and caught a key 4th-quarter touchdown. He made the game-winning catch in the 2010 East-West Shrine Game.
Quarless was selected in the fifth round (154th overall) by the Green Bay Packers in the 2010 NFL Draft. On July 12, 2010, he signed a contract with the Packers. Quarless scored his first NFL career touchdown against the Minnesota Vikings. At the end of the 2010 regular season he had picked up 238 yards. He had 21 receptions averaging 11.3 yards per catch. In 2011, he had three receptions for 36 yards and was the primary backup to Jermichael Finley. His role was a blocker. He suffered a season-ending knee injury in a 4th quarter kickoff return in the 38-35 win against the New York Giants on Sunday December 4, 2011. On December 7, 2011, Quarless was placed on injured reserve. He was placed on reserve/physically unable to perform on August 27, 2012. On November 7, 2012, Quarless was activated from reserve/physically unable to perform. He was placed on injured reserve on December 1, 2012. On March 13, 2014, Quarless was re-signed by the Packers. He was placed on injured reserve – designated for return on September 30, 2015. On December 21, 2015, Quarless was activated from injured reserve – designated for return. He was placed on injured reserve on January 15, 2016.
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